Projects
Development of bio-metamaterial with optimized thermal and acoustic properties KU Leuven
Growing environmental concerns have motivated researchers to find alternatives to traditional synthetic or polymer-based materials. A group of materials that have gained recent interest are mycelium-based foams and composites, due to their sustainable nature and application potential. Mycelium results from the vegetative growth of filamentous fungi, binding (waste) organic matter through a network of hyphal micro-filaments in a natural ...
Smart mitigation of flow-induced acoustic radiation and transmission for reduced aircraft, surface transport, workplaces and wind energy noise KU Leuven
A step change in our noise mitigation strategies is required in order to meet the environmental targets set for a number of sectors of activity affecting people through noise exposure. Besides being a hindrance to our daily life and subject to regulations, noise emission is also a competitive issue in today’s global market. To address these issues, new technologies have been emerging recently, based on radically new concepts for flow and ...
Ad-Pow-Gen - Development of an advanced high-energy energy generation with a minimum carbon emission of hybrid fuel Vrije Universiteit Brussel
A coupled local-global structural health monitoring approach for assessing the structural performance of deteriorated concrete components with reinforcement corrosion. KU Leuven
Worldwide, many civil engineering structures reach the end of their designed lifetime. Reassessing their design lifetime or performance for altered load conditions, raises questions on their remaining capacity. This doctoral research aims at developing a local-global structural health monitoring approach for assessing the performance of reinforced concrete components subjected to degradation, in particular corrosion of the reinforcing steel. ...
Towards robust dissimilar joining and overall process monitoring in resistance welding KU Leuven
Leveraged by political, economic, and ecologic incentives, manufacturing industry shifts towards multi-material structures, combining material properties, optimising costs, enabling lightweight design, and reducing emissions during the production and the lifetime of the product. In automotive production, lightweight hybrid design reduces fuel consumption, hence the emission of greenhouse gasses. Amongst other measures, this is achieved by ...
Investigation of Ducted Fan Noise: from Data-driven Modelling of Wall Pressure Spectra to the Effects of Distorted Inflows KU Leuven
The acoustic emission of small ducted fan systems within heating-ventilation and air conditioning applications is a growing concern due to the ever-increasing regulations and the thriving interest of customers in quieter environments. This research focuses on the noise emission of small ducted axial and centrifugal fans found in those products. The noise generated by an axial fan for moderate inflow turbulence and at high frequencies is ...
Micro-mechanical characterization of fatigue fracture in brittle construction materials KU Leuven
During their lifetime, structures are commonly subjected to cyclic loading such as traffic loads, wind and wave loading, or thermal loading. For brittle construction materials like masonry, concrete, or mortars, cyclic loading can give rise to a fatigue-induced fracture process. The fatigue behavior of brittle construction materials will become increasingly important as structural engineers design structures for optimal durability and ...
Multi-scale Approach for Fatigue Loading of Cracked Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete under Tension KU Leuven
The limited tensile resistance of concrete stimulated the development of steel fibre reinforced concrete (SFRC), consisting of a concrete matrix with randomly distributed steel fibres and characterised by an improved post-cracking behaviour. Despite the various non-structural SFRC applications, its use is still restricted with respect to its potentials, which is mainly caused by the lack of international design codes. Moreover, structural ...
Synergy of advanced structural health monitoring techniques for quality assurance of innovative cementitious composites Vrije Universiteit Brussel
infancy and a complete understanding of their response to damage is not yet available. Although theoretical formulations imply that their macroscopic fracture process starts with matrix cracking, in practice interfacial debonding, delaminations and ...